Increasing Obesity Severity Is Associated With Less Surgical Care in the United States
Listen to this summary
The authors aimed to investigate whether individuals with higher body mass index (BMI) categories are receiving a greater proportion of surgical care over time, given the rising prevalence of severe obesity in the U.S. Their analysis of over 11 million surgical cases from 2005 to 2022 revealed that patients with a BMI of 50 kg/m² or higher are undergoing fewer surgeries, despite the increasing number of individuals in these higher BMI groups, highlighting significant disparities in access to surgical care for this population.
This is one of 33,000+ journals available on OSLR. Try it free for 14 days.
Free 14-day trial. 33,000+ journals. Cancel anytime.
More from Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
View all →More in Pediatrics
View all →Sep 23, 2026 · The New England journal of medicine
Phase 1 Study of Anito-cel, a d-Domain BCMA CAR T Cell for Refractory or Recurrent Myeloma
Sep 23, 2026 · American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Combined results of the TETON-1 and TETON-2 Trials of Inhaled Treprostinil for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Sep 23, 2026 · American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Biologic outcomes in severe asthma patients by smoking status: evidence from SHARP
Sep 23, 2026 · The New England journal of medicine
Effect of Screening with Multicancer Early-Detection Test on Late-Stage Cancer Diagnosis
Sep 23, 2026 · Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Five-Year Follow-Up of the Phase III ASCOT Trial of Adjuvant S-1 After Resection for Biliary Tract Cancer
Sep 23, 2026 · Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the management of aHUS and secondary TMA in children
"Oslr has become part of my weekly routine on my day off. The clinical relevance of the summaries is outstanding — I'd rate it 9/10. Being able to consume research hands-free is a huge advantage for busy physicians."
Dr. Jennifer Thompson
Portland, OR
Stay current without falling behind
33,000+ journals. 3-minute audio summaries. Free for 14 days.
